Petition Drive for Refinery Tax Apparently Successful

A new ballot measure, which salvages the least controversial component of Measure T of 2007, is currently the subject of a low profile but apparently fruitful petition drive by volunteers. See Petition Drive Seeks to Place Refinery Tax on Ballot, September 29, 2007,...

Preserve WCCUSD Funding for Maritime Center

With a shrinking fund balance from school construction bonds, the WCCUSD is having to make some really tough choices about allocating resources. One previously funded Richmond project that is now at risk is the rehabilitation of the historic Maritime Child Care Center...

EIR Scoping Meeting on Port Expansion on March 5, 2008

The City of Richmond will conduct a public scoping meeting on March 5, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council chambers located at 1401 Marina Way South, Richmond, CA. All members of the public and representatives from public agencies are invited to attend this meeting...

Study Recycling or Just Get On With It?

On February 26, the City Council received a staff report from the City”s new environmental manager, Jenny Oorbeck, on potential strategies for reducing the solid waste stream in Richmond. The context for waste diversion is complex in Richmond. The City has a...